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TI-2014-06797 Aliases CVE-2014-8182GHSA-mr56-3w7m-88hw

An off-by-one error leading to a crash was discovered in openldap 2.4 when processing DNS…

Priority LOW 38CWE-193Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-193 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An off-by-one error leading to a crash was discovered in openldap 2.4 when processing DNS SRV messages. If slapd was configured to use the dnssrv backend, an attacker could crash the service with crafted DNS responses.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03094 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
openldapopenldap2.4—No fix listedCNA
  • openldap Vendoropenldap Affected 2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:2131 Released 2015-11-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openldap security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) openldap-2.4.40-8.el7, openldap-clients-2.4.40-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) openldap-devel-2.4.40-8.el7, openldap-servers-2.4.40-8.el7, openldap-servers-sql-2.4.40-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) openldap-2.4.40-8.el7, openldap-clients-2.4.40-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) openldap-devel-2.4.40-8.el7, openldap-servers-2.4.40-8.el7, openldap-servers-sql-2.4.40-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) openldap-2.4.40-8.el7, openldap-2.4.40-8.el7.ppc, openldap-clients-2.4.40-8.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) openldap-servers-sql-2.4.40-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) openldap-2.4.40-8.el7, openldap-clients-2.4.40-8.el7, openldap-devel-2.4.40-8.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) openldap-servers-sql-2.4.40-8.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2131
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2131
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2131
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2131
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2131
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2131
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2131
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2131

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8182
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mr56-3w7m-88hw

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-11700 In OpenLDAP 2.x before 2.5.12 and 2.6.x before 2.6.2, a SQL injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18548 An integer underflow was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18541 An integer underflow was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to slapd crashes in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18547 A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an infinite loop in slapd with… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18542 A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an assertion failure in slapd… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-05563 OpenLDAP before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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